by Annelise Jolley | Jan 18, 2019 | Blog, Feature
By Annelise Jolley The baile folkórico performance has just concluded. Girls wreathed in lace and ribbon pour out of the community center auditorium into the arms of their parents. In the hallways, people hurry to class, eat lunch prepared by volunteers, and sell...
by Annelise Jolley | Dec 14, 2018 | Blog, Interview, Profile, Reformer, Volume 4
By Annelise Jolley D.L. Mayfield on celebration, savior complexes, and neighbor love God speaks to each of us as he makes us, then walks with us silently out of the night. These are the words we dimly hear: You, sent out beyond your recall, go to the limits of...
by Annelise Jolley | Oct 19, 2018 | Blog, Editorial, Pillars
By Annelise Jolley Nations Media is built around four core values: Advocacy, Beauty, Life-Risk, and Reformation. These values form the skeleton of every story we tell, animating them with form and forward movement. In this series, four essays will consider each pillar...
by Annelise Jolley | Jul 6, 2018 | Blog, Editorial
By Annelise Jolley I was a nosy kid, and it’s a trait I never fully outgrew. I have a distinct memory of eavesdropping on the adults at a family dinner. When I asked what they were discussing my uncle poked an imaginary microphone under my nose. “Are you taking...
by Annelise Jolley | Jun 22, 2018 | Blog, Reformer, Volume 4
By Annelise Jolley The ministry of immigrants on the U.S.-Mexico Border When he was a boy, Hugo Moya floated on his back in the Rio Grande. The river carried his body in slow swirls. Cottonwood trees shaded the water, their shadows rippling across its surface....
